In My Mailbox (26) NCTE/ALAN Edition Part I

In My Mailbox is a weekly meme sponsored by The Story Siren. It’s a way for bloggers to share what books they’ve received for review, borrowed from the library, or bought from the store.

It’s been a long time since I’ve participated with In My Mailbox, mostly because I have mixed feelings about it and also because I like keeping Sunday blog-free sometimes. My mixed feelings are usually about whether these posts come off as bragging, even though that’s never my intention. Today’s post might feel that way for some, but it’s the best way for me to get recognition for titles that I honestly may not get to reading soon enough. I’m also hoping that some teacher bloggers, teachers-in-training bloggers and librarian bloggers (or those that aren’t bloggers) will see this post and consider attending NCTE/ALAN in the future (it’s in Las Vegas next year!). Tomorrow I’ll have a post re-capping the experience and the sessions I attended.

ARCs RECEIVED AT NCTE:

January Releases:

Lovetorn by Kavita Daswani (Goodreads) I’m excited about the diversity in this one.

Nerd Girls: A Catastrophe of Nerdish Proportions by Alan Lawrence Sitomer (Goodreads) The title on Goodreads is different.

A World Away by Nancy Grossman (Goodreads)A story of an Amish girl forced to choose between a new life and the life she grew up in.

I had grand plans of including the books I bought at NCTE & was given at ALAN, along with the finished copies I was given at different booths. I’ve decided to save those for next week’s IMM because this post has taken FOREVER. Stay tuned for even more books!